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Chandigarh (ind)

India

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Chandigarh ranks 979th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Warrington, Changsha, and Marburg. Memorable people born in Chandigarh include Neerja Bhanot, Kapil Dev, and Mahie Gill. Memorable people who died in Chandigarh include Nek Chand, Milkha Singh, and Zail Singh. Chandigarh has been the birth place of many actors, and cricketers and the death place of many sculptors, and athletes. Chandigarh is located in India.

Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northwestern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km northwest of New Delhi and 229 km southeast of Amritsar and 104 km southwest of Shimla. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1959 and 2002, Chandigarh was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Neerja Bhanot, Kapil Dev, and Mahie Gill. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Chandigarh including Nek Chand, Milkha Singh, and Zail Singh.

People Born in Chandigarh

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People Deceased in Chandigarh

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Chandigarh were actors (10), cricketers (2), athletes (2), social activists (1), and businesspeople (1),  while most who died were sculptors (1), athletes (1), and politicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chandigarh, including Mahie Gill, Shwetha Menon, and Flora Saini. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chandigarh, including Mahie Gill, Shwetha Menon, and Flora Saini.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Chandigarh since 1700.